We live scoped a bunch of crappie the other day and you could almost count the number of fish they were so spread out. Caught some nice ones out of the school ' They were swimming all over the place ' They were in 15 feet of water.
Phil after watching the video of him fishing the creek all he is doing basically high sticking the jig down through the creek. He is lifting his rod when the bottom becomes shallower and dropping the rod in the deeper sections. He is jigging his rod at times to impart action. I would say that he is not putting any floatant on the butt section so he can drop his rod and get more depth when needed. He is using a sighter section with different color line only as a reference for depth.
I am proud to say that I seldom go and eat fast food. Home cooked meals for me . Maybe that is why my bloodwork comes back within the recommended parameters . I love it . By the way I am almost 71 years old. I don't drink or smoke, I believe that might also help. I do occasionally eat dinner at a steakhouse only to keep the wife happy,5 or 6 times a year.